Job Description

Prior experience and confidence working in a Locality Team with service users who have mental health needs/mental capacity assessments: learning disability: physical disability: older people & Safeguarding. We use a Strength Based approach to assessment & support planning.

Main Responsibilities / Accountabilities / Key Result Areas:

• The jobholder will be expected to complete the responsibilities / accountabilities effectively in order to deliver the key objectives of the organisation
• To work within legislation, statutory guidance, local policy and procedures to ensure that Adult Safeguarding processes are followed.
• To work within a team which includes Team lead; Senior Practitioner, Social Workers; Assessment and Enablement Officers; Customer Service Officers, to provide a first point of contact regarding Safeguaridng enquiries and referrals.
• To provide professional assessment and intervention as required for service users with complex needs: this will include consideration of Mental Capacity.
• To work in line with, and promote the principals of Making Safeguarding Personal.
• To work with Statutory, Voluntary and Independent Sector Agencies to ensure partnership approaches are undertaken - To carry out initial enquiries relating to Adult Safeguarding Concerns
• To make informed defensible decisions in relation to Adult Safeguarding Concerns
• To provide professional guidance to internal and external agency colleagues and the public regarding Adult Safeguarding
• To ensure accuracy of case recording using electronic recording systems and processes
• Prioritise work load according to risk
• Complete work within Statutory timeframe

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities